Personal identification

Full name

Patrícia Isabel Da Cruz Morgado Ferreira

Citation names

• Patrícia I. Morgado

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

E71C-3D0E-821B

ORCID iD

0000-0002-1005-9853

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
• Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
• Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
• Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

	Degree	Classification
2011/09 - 2015/12 Concluded	Doutoramento em Bioengenharia (MIT-Portugal) (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal REQUIMTE, Portugal "Hydrogel-based asymmetrical membranes for wound dressing application: manufacture, drug delivery and wound healing-effects." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovada, por unanimidade
2009/09 - 2011/06 Concluded	Mestrado em Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal "Development of different drug delivery systems for skin regeneration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2006/09 - 2009/07 Concluded	Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	16

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/03 - 2019/10	Postdoc (Research)	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Chile
	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Chile
2016/11 - 2017/07	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2016/01 - 2016/10	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
	Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2012/07 - 2015/12	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
2009/10 - 2011/07	Researcher (Research)	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/03 - 2019/10	In situ forming thermoresponsive hydrogels for axonal growth and spinal cord injury repair CONICYT/Postdoctoral Fellow 2018/3180033 Post-doc Fellow Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Chile	Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
2016/11 - 2017/07	Epigenetics and Genetics of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Heterogeneity PTDC/BEX-BCM/5900/2014 Post-doc Fellow Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016/01 - 2016/10	From small bioactive molecules to an integrated OMICS approach: Mass Spectrometry tools for mechanistic insights into drug-like and functional properties, toxicity and stress responses RECI/QEQ-MED/330/2012 Research Fellow Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2011/09 - 2015/12	Hydrogel-based asymmetrical membranes for wound dressing application: manufacture, drug delivery and wound healing-effects. SFRH/BD/80648/2011 PhD Student Fellow REQUIMTE, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009/10 - 2011/07	Production and Characterization of Alginate microparticles for use as Controlled Drug Delivery Systems BII20096CICS Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Publications

Journal article

Morgado, Patrícia I; Palacios, Miriam; Larrain, Juan. "In situ injectable hydrogels for spinal cord regeneration: advances from the last 10 years". Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 6 1 (2019): 012002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ab52e8. 10.1088/2057-1976/ab52e8 Morgado, Patrícia I.; Jose, Sílvia; Wanke, Riccardo; M. Antunes, Alexandra M.; Cardoso, Ana Sofia; Jordao, Luisa. "Integration of cellular and molecular endpoints to assess the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in HepG2 cell line". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36 12 (2017): 3404-3414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.3927. Published • 10.1002/etc.3927 Morgado, Patrícia I.; Miguel, Sónia P.; Correia, Ilídio J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana. "Ibuprofen loaded PVA/chitosan membranes: A highly efficient strategy towards an improved skin wound healing". Carbohydrate Polymers 159 (2017): 136-145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.12.029. Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.12.029 Morgado, P.I.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Correia, I.J.. "Asymmetric membranes as ideal wound dressings: An overview on production methods, structure, properties and performance relationship". Journal of Membrane Science 490 (2015): 139-151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929319419&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.04.064 Morgado, P.I.; Lisboa, P.F.; Ribeiro, M.P.; Miguel, S.P.; Simões, P.C.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan asymmetrical membranes: Highly controlled morphology toward the ideal wound dressing". Journal of Membrane Science 469 (2014): 262-271. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904415678&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.06.035 Dhadge, V.L.; Morgado, P.I.; Freitas, F.; Reis, M.A.; Azevedo, A.; Aires-Barros, R.; Roque, A.C.A.. "An extracellular polymer at the interface of magnetic bioseparations". Journal of the Royal Society Interface 11 100 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84908151123&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1098/rsif.2014.0743 Ribeiro, M.P.; Morgado, P.I.; Miguel, S.P.; Coutinho, P.; Correia, I.J.. "Dextran-based hydrogel containing chitosan microparticles loaded with growth factors to be used in wound healing". Materials Science and Engineering C 33 5 (2013): 2958-2966. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876691611&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.msec.2013.03.025 Raje, V.P.; Morgado, P.I.; Ribeiro, M.P.; Correia, I.J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Branco, P.S.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.. "Dual on-off and off-on switchable oligoaziridine biosensor". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 39 1 (2013): 64-69. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865772390&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.bios.2012.06.047 Batista, P.S.P.; Rodrigues, M.A.A.; Silva, D.M.R.; Morgado, P.I.C.; Henriques, J.P.; Almeida, M.O.; Silva, A.P.; Correia, I.J.. "Characterization of the mechanical and biological properties of a new alumina scaffold". Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials 11 1 (2013): 18-25. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879751389&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.5301/JABFM.2012.9264 Restani, R.B.; Morgado, P.I.; Ribeiro, M.P.; Correia, I.J.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.. "Biocompatible polyurea dendrimers with pH-dependent fluorescence". Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 51 21 (2012): 5162-5165. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862093105&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/anie.201200362 Da Silva, M.S.; Viveiros, R.; Morgado, P.I.; Aguiar-Ricardo, A.; Correia, I.J.; Casimiro, T.. "Development of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-based molecular recognition devices for controlled drug delivery using supercritical fluid technology". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 416 1 (2011): 61-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051786167&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.06.004

Other distinction

2018	Postdoctoral fellowship from CONICYT/FONDECYT Chile
2011	Accepted for the MIT-Portugal Doctoral Program in Bio-Engineering Systems, getting in the top 20 candidates (from over 86 Portuguese and International candidates)
2009	Scholarship Research Integration for College Students (2009). CICS-FCS/UBI